Attached to this page are the lesson plans, assessments, and technology samples I have from the lessons I taught. For the group lesson, I taught a science unit on solids, liquids, and gas. The students learned about the different states of matter and about several items that fall into this category. They learned why certain objects belong to these categories. The technology product used was the bubblus.com format in which the students made a display grouping the different forms of matter. For the individual lesson, I taught a math unit on double digit addition. The technology outlet used was the delicious.com profile in which the students created their own database to store useful websites concerning double digit addition. In both lessons, the students were given a variety of activities that helped in shaping their understanding of the subject matter. Both lessons were taught at the Livingston Jr. High Schools in Sumter County. The lessons were taught to a 2nd grade class.
The formative and summative assessments focused on the students' understanding of how the technology products operated and whether or not they were able to navigate their use of the products effectively on their own. I evaluated their understanding of the technology program used to create their product as they made it and I evaluated their finished product. What I looked for was their understanding of how to use the technology on their own in the formative assessment. In the summative assessment, I wanted to evaluate how well and accurate their finished technology product was. I looked for creativity and relevancy in the information in their technology creation.
I was able to grasp the attention of my class from the start. The hands-on activities were aspects of the lesson that they enjoyed. I wanted to create a loose environment, and I believe my students responded well to it. I believe the bubblus.com technology format was a challenge for a few of the students. Although they mostly did well, I think some of the students eventually got confused as to where to connect certain forms of solids, liquids, and gas as displayed in the bubblus.com display. I think something like an Animoto video would have been much less stressful on the students. Although they did well overall, an Animoto video would have given them more freedom in presenting what they learned from the lesson. Overall, the students responded well to the lesson and I believe they truly learned as well. The ice cream float and Math Blaster game really excited them. Also, for to not have much time to learn how to use these technology products, they did much better than what I presumed they would do. This is one of the more creative classes I've dealt with.
The formative and summative assessments focused on the students' understanding of how the technology products operated and whether or not they were able to navigate their use of the products effectively on their own. I evaluated their understanding of the technology program used to create their product as they made it and I evaluated their finished product. What I looked for was their understanding of how to use the technology on their own in the formative assessment. In the summative assessment, I wanted to evaluate how well and accurate their finished technology product was. I looked for creativity and relevancy in the information in their technology creation.
I was able to grasp the attention of my class from the start. The hands-on activities were aspects of the lesson that they enjoyed. I wanted to create a loose environment, and I believe my students responded well to it. I believe the bubblus.com technology format was a challenge for a few of the students. Although they mostly did well, I think some of the students eventually got confused as to where to connect certain forms of solids, liquids, and gas as displayed in the bubblus.com display. I think something like an Animoto video would have been much less stressful on the students. Although they did well overall, an Animoto video would have given them more freedom in presenting what they learned from the lesson. Overall, the students responded well to the lesson and I believe they truly learned as well. The ice cream float and Math Blaster game really excited them. Also, for to not have much time to learn how to use these technology products, they did much better than what I presumed they would do. This is one of the more creative classes I've dealt with.